hanger for books



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V a @rW nANGER FoRBooKs c John Keinble olton.ohatham,ahacustavner man Zieschang, Morristown, N. J., assignors to American Telephone and Telegraph Company, a corporation 'of New York Application April 7, 1933, Serial No. 665,035

r 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in hangers for books, and more particularly to hangers having adjustable characteristics which are adapted to accommodate books of various thicknesses.

. It has been customary to suspend books by means of wirestructures which have been only adapted for use with books of a certain thickness. Furthermore, such structures involved not alone the use of special tools and time consuming operations intheir attachment to books, but

also hindered the visibility of the printed matter contained in the books.

Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a book hanger of such flexibility that it is adapted to be .attachedto books of various thicknesses.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hanger of such construction that it may be conveniently and readily attached to books in a A further object is to atarelatively low cost.

The novel features which are considered characteristic of this invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claim. The invention itself both as to its organization and method of operation, together with other objects and advantages thereof, will be further exproduce such hangers plained in the following detailed description having reference to the accompanying drawing consisting of the following figures: 1

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the bookengaging elementsof the improved device shown as detached from a book.

. Fig.2 is a perspective viewillustrating. the hanger as attached to a book and in suspended position.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 des .ignates a book having the usual cover which extendsaboutthe sides and back of thebook and encloses the pages thereof in a well-funderstood manner. The back of the book has a flat surface against which the surface of a fiatstrip of metal 6 abuts. The strip 6 is providedv on its inner surface with impinging points '7, which the lower corner of the book rests, and theother end of said strip is bent in the opposite direction and connects with a short fiat surface 9 which lies in a plane parallel to the strip 6. A central opening is provided in the portion 9 and a slot 10 for the reception of nut 23 may extend outaction also increases, the impinging action of the a points 7, 7 on the back of the book. One end each other and form a pivot about which the strip'll may rotate. The other end of the strip 11 terminates in a loop portion 14 which is interconnected with a chain 15 by means of a, clevis 16 and a bolt. The chain 15 is shown as attached at its other end to the eye of'a bolt 17 and may be of sufiicient length to permit the book 5 to be suspended at a height at which it may be readily consulted. The bolt 17 extends through an opening in a cup-like portion 18 provided at the outer end of a bracket 19. A helical spring 20 is seated on theportion 18 and surrounds the bolt 17. This spring may be maintained in position by means of a nut carried on the end of said bolt. The bracket 19 is attached to asupporting wall 21. a

The strip 11 may be adjustably connected to the strip 6 at the end opposite its hinged joint by means of an elongated link 22 carried by the strip 11. This link is provided with a threaded shank adapted to engage with. a nut 23. The nut 23 has an extensionwhich passes through an opening in the flat portion 9 at one end of the'strip 6 and this extension carries a collar 24 of larger area than said opening. The collar therefore is seated on the flat portion 9 and prevents the displacement of the nut 23 therefrom. The'threaded shank of the loop 22 is of a length to provide a clearance between the strips 6 and 11 to permit a clamping action between the points 7 and the ends 12 of the strip 11. 1 A book may be mounted in clamped relation between the strips 6 and 11 by applying the strip.

6 to the back of the bookand rotating and in-.

serting the strip 11 at the approximate middle portion of the pages of the book. The strips may be now forced toward each other and locked together by applying and turning the nut 23 tightly uponthe threaded shank of the loop 22. Tension is thus provided by the strips to securely clamp the book between them and lock it in this position. The point 7, 7 on the back strip 6, as previously described, will be caused to firmly'impinge the back of the book'and prevent the displacement of said strip. When thus positioned between. the strips the book may be held suspended 'from its supporting bracket.

What is' claimed is: g A hanger for books including a pair of e1ongated fiat strips arranged in perpendicular relation with respect to their cross sections and hingedly connected at one of their ends, points the other strip for exerting a clamping action on the ends of the book directly over the engaging points on the first-mentioned strip to hold said book in in ipinged relation on saidpoints,

and locking me ans permanently engaging; one of said strips and adjustabIy connected to the other strip for 'holding the free ends of the strips 10 clamped to said book.

JOHN KEMBLE BOLTON.

GUSTAV HERMAN ZIESCHANG. 

